Enthusitistie Celebration of France's National Day: Wholesale Rejoicing in the French Concession: Fete Commenced by Imposing Lantern Procession The French community of Shanghai ever has celebrated the Fete Nationale in commemoration of the fall of the Bastille, July 14, 1789, in a manner befitting the occasion, but this year the commencing: festivities on the eve of the great Ghy were more spectacular than. have been: seen before in this just the world, No doubt "the presence of a larger number of naval and military units than of couples danced on the tennis] courts to the excellent dance music dispensed, The eve of Bastille day, as edlerated in Shanghai this year, will indeed remain in the memories tore present as: an event of the! greatest rejoicing and the Prench onimunity are to be congratulated] con the success of theft arrangements for the pleasure of a cosmopolitan community, celebrations of memory of "Quatorze Juillet" in Shanghai 1927 would remain in thie minds of participants and spectators alike, us an event of exception-and unbounded conviviality.
On Wednesday afternoon, the bear: ers of the fish, fowl and pre-historic monsters gathered-in the Koukaza gardens and were reviewed by the Committees and instructed as to, the positions they were to occupy in the night's procession, The Procession On Wednesday night, the annual Iuntern and torchlight parade wasa riot of light and-colour, as grotesque and fearsome looking figures wended: their' way through the French concession. Long before the three mile procession left ite base near the French Bund, thousands of.
Chinese lined the route which was efficiently policed by the authorities, Promptly at 845: p.m, the process sion, headed by the Municipal band, commenced its journey to the Kou Roza gardens v4 Quai de France, clu Consulate, Rue Marco Polo, Avenue Joffre, and Route, Voyron, 3Followlng the: band, came. the "Peétich Fire Brigade ' with engines nia "trailers elaborately decorated With flowers aiid coloured electric)
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